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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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